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Ada Koch

Ada Koch

Instructor

Raised near Wilmington, DE, Ada Koch won early scholarships to the Delaware Art Museum before studying in Washington, DC and Chicago, IL.

Asya Baldwin

Asya Baldwin

Instructor

Asya Baldwin was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia in 1976.

Brian Lamprell

Brian Lamprell

Instructor

Brian Lamprell trained as an architect in England and has practiced in London, New York, Park City and San Francisco.

Cathy Sheeter

Cathy Sheeter

Instructor

Cathy Sheeter is quickly becoming known as one of the premier wildlife and western scratchboard artists of today.

Jay Pierstorff

Jay Pierstorff

Instructor

Professional Photographer, Jay Pierstorff has spent over four decades in photography including portraits, weddings, commercial and industrial images in both still and video.

Kenny Don

Kenny Don

Instructor

Kenny Don has been a professional photographer for 40+ years. His expertise includes inspection & assembly industrial photography, mineral, wildlife, nature and landscapes.

Linda M. Feltner

Linda M. Feltner

Instructor

Linda M. Feltner is an award-winning nature artist, educator, and visual storyteller.

Sharon K. Schafer

Sharon K. Schafer

Instructor

Sharon K. Schafer has a varied background ranging from painter and photographer, to wildlife biologist and river guide.

Ursula Schneider

Ursula Schneider

Instructor

A multi-medium artist with a focus on soft pastel and a flair for modern style, Ursula Schneider most commonly illustrates her greatest influence—the Sonoran Desert.

Andrea Edmundson

Andrea Edmundson

Instructor

Since moving to Tucson in 1985, Andrea has casually explored several artistic genres such as drawing, painting, jewelry-making, and stained and fused glass art as leisure activities.

Barry Dodge

Barry Dodge

Instructor

Barry Dodge enjoys sharing his exploration of the intersection of art with technology. Barry has been creating and teaching art on the iPad in Southern Arizona for over ten years.

Candy Schultheis

Candy Schultheis

Instructor

Candy Schultheis is an award winning artist who lives and has her studio in Marana, Arizona.

Gale Sherman

Gale Sherman

Instructor

Three of Gale's grandparents were artists (a designer, a painter and a sculptor), while her mother, an occasional painter,

Judy Studwell

Judy Studwell

Instructor

Judy Studwell’s subtle style creates a personal connection between her subject and her audience.

Laura L. LePere

Laura L. LePere

Instructor

Laura took to art early. Classes beginning in grade school led to a regional Scholastic Art Award in her senior year of high school. In college, her artwork was published on the cover of the anthropology department journal and in a professor's book.

Lori Andersen

Lori Andersen

Instructor

A sculpture and elemental painting artist, Lori Andersen has been a professional in the field since 1991.

Stephen H. Vaughan

Stephen H. Vaughan

Instructor

Stephen Vaughan is a professional photographer and ornithologist.

Andrew Denman

Andrew Denman

Instructor

Andrew Denman is an internationally recognized, award-winning contemporary wildlife artist.

Becky Neideffer

Becky Neideffer

Instructor

Becky Neideffer is an artist with a life-long passions for art, she has worked in all mediums, but prefers soft pastels and colored pencils.

Catherine Nash

Catherine Nash

Instructor

A long time resident of Tucson, Arizona, Catherine Nash is an artist who freely mixes media in her work to express her ideas.

Janie Gildow

Janie Gildow

Instructor

Janie Gildow is a graduate of the Ohio State University and recipient of the Martha Holden Jennings Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Karyn Holyk

Karyn Holyk

Instructor

I was born to create. Regardless of the form my creativity has taken over my profession and my art, the desire to make has run through me and always leads forward.

Laurel Devaney

Laurel Devaney

Instructor

Laurel Devaney is an artist currently residing in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Rachel Ivanyi

Rachel Ivanyi

Instructor

Combining a love of nature and science with the power of observation, Rachel Ivanyi has been a core instructor for the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute since 2003.

Susan Morris

Susan Morris

Instructor

Susan Morris has a B.A. in Painting & Drawing from Brigham Young University, and her professional associations include:

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